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August 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit
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May 2018
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, a 617-bed hospital in Hartford, CT, reduced hospital-acquired pressure injuries by more than 60 percent using an AHRQ toolkit. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in H…
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October 01, 2014 - Iowa Hospital Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality, Patient Safety
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December 2010
Jennie Edmundson Hospital, a 118-bed community hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, used information from AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to support its effor…
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August 19, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
In redesigned room, hospital patients may feel better already.
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In redesigned room, hospital patients may feel better already. Kimmelman M. New York Times. August 21, 2014.
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November 03, 2015 - National hospital ratings systems share few common
scores and may generate confusion instead of clarity.
November 3, 2015
Austin M, Jha AK, Romano PS, et al. National hospital ratings systems share few common scores and may
generate confusion instead of clarity. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015;34(3):423-430.
doi:10.13…
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November 03, 2015 - Incidence of "never events" among weekend admissions
versus weekday admissions to US hospitals: national
analysis.
November 3, 2015
Attenello FJ, Wen T, Cen SY, et al. Incidence of "never events" among weekend admissions versus
weekday admissions to US hospitals: national analysis. BMJ. 2015;350:h1460. doi:10.1136…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-6-tables-5-7.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 6, Tables 5 to 7
Table 5: Percent Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Sepsis for Inter-Rater Reliability at Three Study Sites
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Eligibility Criteria/
Measure Numerator
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Records Reviewed
N Agreed (%)
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Hospital #1
Timely antibiotics 2 100% 1.00
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-about.html
March 01, 2018 - About the Toolkit Development
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The toolkit was developed as part of a national implementation project to reduce CAUTI in hospitals. The 4-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the country.
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January 31, 2024 - Hospital staff reports of coworker positive and
unprofessional behaviours across eight hospitals: who
reports what about whom?
January 31, 2024
Urwin R, Pavithra A, Mcmullan RD, et al. Hospital staff reports of coworker positive and unprofessional
behaviours across eight hospitals: who reports what about whom? BMJ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40853/psn-pdf
October 19, 2011 - Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by
magnet hospitals.
October 19, 2011
Jayawardhana J, Welton JM, Lindrooth R. Adoption of National Quality Forum Safe Practices by Magnet®
Hospitals. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration. 2011;41(9). doi:10.1097/nna.0b013e31822a71a7.
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December 08, 2021 - Assessment of requests for medication-related follow-up
after hospital discharge, and the relation to unplanned
hospital revisits, in older patients: a multicentre
retrospective chart review.
December 8, 2021
Cam H, Kempen TGH, Eriksson H, et al. Assessment of requests for medication-related follow-up after
hospi…
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January 01, 2025 - Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: an
assessment of 95 US hospitals.
September 4, 2024
Campione Russo A, Tilly J?L, Kaufman L, et al. Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: an
assessment of 95 US hospitals. J Hosp Med. 2025;20(2):120-134. doi:10.1002/jhm.13485.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34827/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching
status on in-hospital mortality.
December 23, 2008
Cram P, Hillis SL, Barnett M, et al. Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-
hospital mortality. Am J Med. 2004;117(3):151-7.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2017.jsp
January 01, 2017 - THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS), 2017
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/safe_surgery_finalreport.pdf
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report
HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
CUSP
AHRQ Safety Program
for Surgery
Final Report
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Final Report
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb251-Sickle-Cell-Disease-Stays-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Characteristics of Inpatient Hospital Stays Involving Sickle Cell Disease, 2000-2016
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Characteristics of Inpatient Hospital Stays
Involving Sickle Cell Disease, 2000–2016
Kathryn R. Fingar, Ph.D., M.P.H., Pamela L. Owens, Ph.D.,
Lawrence D. Reid, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kamila B. Mist…
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April 01, 2025 - Resources by the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Domains
The Patient Safety Structural Measure is an attestation-based measure to assess whether hospitals demonstrate having a structure and culture that prioritizes patient safety. The Patient Safety Structural Measure is informed by the National Action P…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/grants.jsp
July 01, 2016 - Enhanced State Data Grants
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/totchg_x/kidnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID Notes
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his95/clinclas.htm
January 01, 1999 - Clinical Classifications for Health Policy Research: Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1995
Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1995
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Foreword Overview HCUP
Databases Data
Healthcare
Cost and Utilization Project Study
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